MAP Background Information provided
| Name: | Judge Ellen S. James | ||||
| Address: | Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1500 | ||||
| San Francisco, CA 94111 | |||||
| Telephone: | (415) 774-2601 | Fax: | (415) 982-5287 | ||
| Email: | ejames@jamsadr.com | ||||
| Fees: | $650 per hour | ||||
| Other Costs: | Administrative fees | ||||
| BAR Number: | 0046762 | ||||
| Attorney: | Non-Attorney Professional Mediator/Arbitrator: Retired Judge/Justice: x | ||||
| Mediation Experience: | Conducted over 1100 mediations since 1997 in many areas: professional liability, real estate, employment, construction defect, catastrophic personal injury, intellectual property, insurance, public agency work. |
| Mediation Training: | U. S. Federal District Court trainings; Pepperdine Advanced Mediation program; JAMS mediation programs. |
| Arbitration Experience: | Experienced Arbitrator; Appraiser. Arbitrated numerous cases under state, federal and international rules |
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| Subject | Personal Injury: | x | Employment: | x | Business: | x | Real Estate: | x |
| Matter: | Legal Malpractice: | x | Public Agency: | x | Probate: | x | Construction: | x |
| Medical Malpractice: | x | Environmental: | x | Insurance: | x | Securities: | ||
| Product Liability: | Landlord-Tenant / Neighborhood: | Dental Malpractice: | ||||||
| Foreign Language(s): | Intellectual Property/High Technology: | x | ||||||
| Accoutings: | x | Conservatorships/Guardianships: | Wills/Trusts: | x | ||||
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| Other Education: |
J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley. B.A., Sarah Lawrence College,. |
| Mediation Approach: |
I am a facilitative mediator and incorporate a directive approach when appropriate. |
| Arbitration Approach: |
I handle arbitrations in a manner similar to the conduct of court trials but with less formality. |
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| Brief Thumbnail: |
Resume available upon request. |